A visit to the Cheney Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Cheney Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cheney Cemetery:
35.7223, -88.1261
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cheney Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cheney Cemetery is located in Decatur County<2>.
The county seat for Decatur County is located in Decaturville. Decaturville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Cheney Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cheney Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Cheney Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cheney Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hendrix Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hendrix Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Jennings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Jennings Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Cemetery
- Stills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Stills Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stills Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Gulledge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Gulledge Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulledge Cemetery
- Hawkes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hawkes Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkes Cemetery
- Box Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Box Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Gabbard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gabbard Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabbard Cemetery
- McMurry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McMurry Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMurry Cemetery
- Stills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Stills Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stills Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Houston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Wilkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Gulledge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gulledge Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulledge Cemetery
- Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Park Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Cemetery
- Hendrix Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hendrix Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix Cemetery
- Mt. Ararat Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Bawcum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bawcum Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bawcum Cemetery
- Bawcum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bawcum Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bawcum Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cheney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cheney Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Jeannette
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Parsons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Poplar Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Chesterfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Decaturville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sugar Tree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Chaseville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Coxburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Scotts Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parkers Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Linden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wildlife Cove Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Clarksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Reagan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Dunbar
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Beardstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Cheney Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Decatur County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cheney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Decaturville
- Lexington
- Linden
- Parsons
- Scotts Hill
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Cheney Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Decatur County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Cheney Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1280316 (Cheney Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1280316 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Decatur
- Est. Elev: 137 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Parsons
- Location given for Cheney Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7222888 Lon: -88.1261479
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Decatur, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cheney Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |